1.   She wanted university endowments to be used to fund poor preachers and scholars from humble backgrounds.

2.   Despite the lofty but unreached goals, the Cambridge institution is still doing slightly better than the average university endowment.

3.   He has given contributors the power to make investment decisions for the huge state employee pension funds and university endowments.

4.   Only long-term investors of pension funds or university endowments seemed to sit on the sidelines.

5.   Private equity and corporate buyout funds are popular as investors such as pension funds and university endowments seek the high returns they offer.

6.   The economic boom, of course, has also boosted university endowments throughout the country.

7.   University endowments, a large percentage of which are invested in the stock market, have also ballooned largely as a result of the bull market and rising contributions.

8.   The Gore aide, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the so-called Democracy Endowment is designed to function like a university endowment.